The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-06-27
ON THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
At tho Disciples Church last Evening. .uia
View Of the Pope Of I.omo-..Flornl sery. /
ices ia the Renovated Church .Yss.
tsrdny Morning for tho Children.

titled "Children's Day." The programme
consisted Of singing, speaking and recita.
tons. Superintendent George Kerner,
Prof. Anderson, s. G. Naylor and Rev.
Mr.. Atwood, the pastor, each delivered
short addreaaeu to the children, which
were well received. At the conclusion Of
the services Superintendent Kerner pre-.
sented TO Mr.. Albert Sherratt, the organ.
let, on behalf OF the Sunday school, a
beautiful watch charm.
In the evening there was a large audi.
once in attendance TO hear the pastor
preach his second sermon Of series begun
last Sunday, In reply to the series Bishop
ksiu preached during the Lenten season.
The subject Of hia sermon last evening
was "rhe Pope OF Rome" which was lis.
tened to attentiyely throughout. AT the
conclusion OF the services three converts
were baptised. 5lE .},3
During the sermon q man named Jos.
Harvey, who was slightly intoxicated,
created little disturbance and YVES
promptly elected. l&8'Gt u,
Tug SECOND SERMON. n
His text was from second Thess. 2:1.12.
snow, We beseech you, brethren, by tho
coming Of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by
our gathering together INTO Him, that ye
be not aoon shaken in mind, or be
troubled, neither by Spirit, nor by word,
nor by letter as from us, as that the day
Of the Lord Is at hand. Let no man de-
ceive you by any means; for that day
shall not come, except there come a fall.
ing away frat, and that Man Of Sin be re-
veAled, the Son Of Perdition who op-
poseth and exalteth himself above all
that is called God, or that is worshipped,
30 that he as God, sitteth in the temple
Of God, showing himself that he is God
49, Even him whose coming
Ia after the working OF Satan, with all
power, and signs and lying wonders"
ut is the purpose, this evening"" he
said, ito show that this language applies
10 the Pope Of Rome and to him only.
In the first chapter OF Acts, We are
told that after his passion Jesus showed
himself alive, by many infallible proofs,
unto the Apostles whom he had chosen,
and that when he had spoken certain
things to them, He was taken up, and q
cloud received him out Of their sight. And
while they looked steadfastly toward
heaven, as ho went up, behold two men
stood by them in white apparel, which
also said, "Thia came Jesus, which Is
taken up from you into heaven, shall 30
come in like manner as ye have seen him
10 into heaven" This promise made to
the Apostles, that he would return again,
the Apostles repeated to the early Chris.
tisna to comfort them in the terrible per-
aecutions they were suffering under the
Pagan emperors OF Rome. The Apostle
Paul repeats 1t to the Thessslonians in
the latter part Of the fourth and in the
commencement Of the fifth chapter Of
the first eptstlo to their church.
A A1sAprRgHENsIoN.
From the opening words Of the second
chapter of the second epistle, 1t appears
that they had inferred from what the
apostle had said, that his second coming
Was to be looked for at that time, or in
tho immediate future. With an earnest
hess, unusual even for the apostle Paul,
he warns them against this misspprehen-
zion, and tells them that shat day shall
not come except there come falling
away, IA great apostacy) first" This
apostacy Or falling away, which waa to
precede the second coming OF Christ, is
described in the words Of our text. He
tells them that it had already commenced.
"The mystery Of iniQuity doth already
work." and reminds them that he had al
ready told them what prevented its full
development at that time, and that the
preventing power would ''be taken out Of
the way, Il: i2
The speaker here gave what he con-
elders the proofs that this power was
pagan Rome" aud explained why the
was privately made known to the Chris
tians, and why 1t was not publicly lore
told, and why THAT Man OF Sin, the Son
Of Perdition" could not be revealed during
its existence.
When the monster does appear, he will
be found "sitting in the temple of God,
showing himself that he is God" 27
THE TEMPLE. ~,
We mus. first find the temple OF God,
and know by inialiibls proof, when we
have found it, that 1t is the Temple OF
God, and then zee il any such abomina-
ton has ever seated himself within it.
The same apostle writing to the church
at Ephesua, says: aye are builded to.
gether for habitatioa OF God through the
epirit.H he also says to the church at
Corinth: "Know ye not that ye are OF the
temple Of God, and that the spirit Of God
dwelleth in you? II any man defile the
temple Of God him shall God destroy, for
the temple Of God is holy, which temple
ye aSs.n and sgain, aye are the temple
Of the living God" Here We have many
infallible proofs that the Church OF
Christ is the temple Of God. 81
The speaker then enlarged upon the
charscterlstlcs Of tho "Man of SIM az
described in the text, and asked who in
the Church has assumed these character.
lsties. No one, DO answered, but THE
Vicar Of Christ" Goods Vicegerent,"
Wis Holiness" .'The Infallibe," "His
Holiness the Pope" His Holiness Lord
God the Pope" He GLAZING to ho the
"Head Of the Church." He claims to be- |
the foundation OF the Church. He claims
the power to remit sins, and to retain sins,
and to hold in his possession the keys OF
the Kingdom Of Heaven. He assumes all |
authority in the Church, and that he has
the righttul authority over the kings Of |
the earth, and even the right to regulate |
the action Of voters in the United States.
BISHOP KA4N'a WORDS.
Il, in addition to what has been already
offered, a final and conclusive proof Ia
wanted that the Pope is "That Man OF
yin" 1t Gan be found In the reports Of the
lenten sermons OF Bishop Kahn. He til.
umphently claims that his is the only
church organization that can trace its or.
lgin back to apostolic times. His claim is
1t relievea US from the trouble
81 Looking anywhere but in that church
ior THAT Man OF SIM" ii s'4f
That Man Of Sin commenced hia work
N the days Of the :Apostles. Il The Catho-
nc church commenced its work in the
days OF the Apostles. The work it has
done 10 exactly the work the Man OF Sin
was to do. The description Of the one 10
ne description Of the other. The history
q the ose is the history Of the other.
Neither the description nor the history Of